The Minnesota State University, Mankato Catalogue Collection consists of Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs, which describe departments, courses, and University procedures, dating back to the founding of the State Normal School. The publication name has changed over the years to Catalogs and are now called Bulletins. This collection is divided into three series: Undergraduate Bulletins, Graduate Bulletins, and General Education and Diversity Bulletins.

The Valley Campus Physical Education Building Cornerstone Collection consists of items recovered in 1982 from the time capsule that was placed in one of the walls of the Physical Education Building that was constructed in 1939. The collection contains statistical data, yearbooks, journals, and pamphlets.